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Virginia Brain Tumor Walk & Race Raises Money to Defeat Brain Tumors
National Brain Tumor Society, the largest patient advocacy organization in the United States committed to curing brain tumors and improving the lives of patients and families, will host the seventh annual Virginia Brain Tumor Walk & Race at Bryan Park on November 3, 2024. Hundreds of local volunteers and participants — including patients, survivors, caregivers, families and friends, research scientists, medical providers, and local businesses—will walk and run for a critical cause: conquering and curing brain tumors — once and for all.
Popularity of home schooling remains high in western Virginia
ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (WDBJ) - Three Franklin County moms and the children they teach gathered at a park in Rocky Mount Thursday morning to share their experience with home schooling. Like thousands of public and private school students in western Virginia, they’re now getting back to their books, even if...
Sole of the city: Cherry Blossom Foamposites honor DMV
WASHINGTON (7News) — The DMV gets its own kicks courtesy of Nike and rapper Wale. The tennis shoe giant has teamed up with the Maryland native to release the Cherry Blossom Foamposite shoe to honor the DMV area. The shoes will only be available for D.C., Maryland and Virginia...
Legislators open study into university land grabs that exploited Black Virginians
Virginia's universities are recognized among the best in the nation. But their expansion has often displaced adjacent communities. Now, a legislative committee is looking into what impact state universities had on their neighboring Black communities. The Commission to Study the History of the Uprooting of Black Communities by Public Institutions...
Retired US Army Sergeant In Virginia Wins $958K Lottery Jackpot After 21 Years Of Service
A veteran who served in the Army for more than two decades can retire a little easier after winning a near million dollar Virginia Lottery jackpot.When Chester resident Christopher Leydic - also a veteran lotto player - saw that the Cash 5 with EZ Match game reverted to it's $200,000 starting …
Trump whistleblower-turned-Democratic House candidate accused in FEC complaint of violating federal law
EXCLUSIVE — Eugene Vindman, a Trump whistleblower-turned-Democratic congressional candidate in Virginia, is facing a Federal Election Commission complaint over his campaign’s allegedly illegal coordination with an outside group. The complaint, filed with the FEC on Wednesday by the Functional Government Initiative, calls for the agency to investigate Vindman, the Democrat’s campaign, and a political action […]
Federal Court Allows Transgender Student to Try Out for Virginia School Sports Team
A federal judge ordered Hanover County Public Schools late Friday to temporarily cease blocking a transgender middle school student from trying out for and, if selected, playing on a sports team this school year. In February, the student, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia and the law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, […]
Police shooting of Waynesboro suspect ‘justified,’ according to legal review
Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney James Hingeley has determined that the police-involved shooting of a Charlottesville man in April was “justified,” and that he will not bring charges against the Waynesboro Police Department detective who fired seven fatal shots at the suspect at the tragic end of an hour-long standoff.
UVA Football: Internal frustration over Tony Elliott dawdling on his QB
There’s frustration among the UVA Football coaching staff over Tony Elliott’s indecisiveness on who his starting quarterback will be. “I’m hopeful that sometime this week, you know, we should be able to settle in on who’s going to be the guy, or if it’s going to be a combination of both of them,” Elliott told reporters after practice on Monday, the last word, to this point, on the battle between fifth-year senior Tony Muskett and sophomore Anthony Colandrea.
Virginia football 2024 opponent preview: SMU Mustangs
The SMU Mustangs are the only program in the country making the jump from the group of five to a power five conference this season, but Rhett Lashlee’s squad has a real chance to make some noise near the top of the ACC. The Virginia Cavaliers will welcome the...
Fact Check: Were militia groups in Charlottesville better equipped than Virginia State Police?
In response to violence in Charlottesville, Va., Gov. Terry McAuliffe praised law enforcement’s work, but also said that some demonstrators were better equipped than the State Police. White nationalists and militia members, as well as people who opposed them, gathered on Aug. 12 in different parts of Charlottesville and...
Becoming hotter with spotty rain chances
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A warming trend begins this weekend. Back to more typical late summer temperatures. Becoming hotter and more humid soon. Still a dry air mass today and Sunday. Winds turn more southerly and that will transport in hotter and muggier conditions. Expect a heat wave for much of the last week of August.
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